Brown is committed to providing all Brown employees with opportunities to enhance, maintain and promote personal health through a variety of programs offered as a member of the Brown Community. As individuals seek a healthy balance both professionally and personally, maintaining a healthy lifestyle can make work and life more productive and satisfying.

Wellness At Brown! offers a selection of wellness programs focused on the prevention and intervention of health risk factors. Programs are offered through on-site classes, online management tools, self-directed programs and individualized consultations with an emphasis on encouraging employees to lead a healthy lifestyle while at work and at home.

These programs also assist in the recruitment and retention of faculty and staff and complement the current academic enrichment initiatives that are committed to excellence and to maintaining Brown's leadership role in higher education.

To view Wellness At Brown for 2013, click on the link provided:
https://sites.google.com/a/brown.edu/wellness-at-brown/

Shape Up RI

Shape Up RI is a year round, 12 month, 52 week program. A team based, exercise, walking, weight loss and healthy eating competition, participants will have the opportunity to engage in three, eight-week fitness challenges throughout the year designed to motivate and encourage healthy activities and sustain behavior change. Employees can register to be a team captain or team member.

 

Walk To Health

Walking is an ideal low impact aerobic exercise that burns calories, tones muscles, relieves stress and improves sleep. It can reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer, lower total cholesterol, raise healthy HDL cholesterol and lower blood pressure. It is one of the most popular ways to stay fit. Need a little motivation to get out and get moving? Design personal walks around campus and in area neighborhoods. Get motivated, get out and get moving!

Map and Calculate Your Own Route!

Health Promotions Committee (HPC)

As part of the health promotion/wellness program, the University recruited a committee of volunteers to monitor ongoing activities. Committee members represent the diverse constituencies of employees and meet quarterly to evaluate current programs and assess and promote new initiatives. The HPC is comprised of the following members:

Name	Title and Department
Kimberly Almeida	Benefits Financial Manager - Human Resources/Benefits
Christina Bernier	Administrative Coordinator - Human Resources
Doreen Burgers	Director of University Disbursements - Controller's Office
Lynn Dupont	Assistant Director - Health Services
Edward Goll	Administrative Assistant - Dean of the Faculty
Linda Laliberte-Cote	Assistant Dean for Public Health - BioMed Public Health
Drew Murphy	Director of Benefits - Human Resources/Benefits
Sheila O'Connor-Santos	Sr. Field Account Manager - Unitied Health
Matthew Tsimikas	Assistant Director - Athletics & Physical Education
Michele Wise	Sr. Benefits Special Programs Coordinator (Chair)
Linda Whittaker	Assistant Manager, Retail Operations

Benefits/Wellness Fair

The University sponsors an annual Benefits/Wellness Fair as part of the Open Enrollment activities each fall. All of the University's benefit vendors participate in this event and employees who attend are able to have individual questions answered about plan and benefit programs.

The Fair is sponsored jointly by the President's Staff Advisory Committee (SAC) and the Benefits Office. Benefits staff will be available at the Fair to assist employees with the benefits enrollment decisions.

A flu shot and wellness clinic are also part of this annual event. Appointments are not necessary to take advantage of meeting with representatives of the University's benefit vendors and Benefits Office staff or getting a preventive flu shot.

Blood Drives

Each day Rhode Islanders use almost 300 units of life-saving blood. The Rhode Island Blood Center (RIBC) depends on volunteer donors to give blood year-round and depends on the blood donations from the faculty and staff of Brown University at several blood drives that take place throughout the year.

Donating blood is safe and simple; the entire process takes about 55 minutes, and all information is confidential. For questions and more information, please call 401-453-8360 or email Danielle Dunn, RIBC's Account Manager, Donor Resources.

To make an appointment to donate at any RIBC fixed location call 1-800-283-8385. Walk-ins always welcome.

Blood Pressure & Cholesterol Screenings

FREE blood pressure checks and cholesterol screenings are available to all employees from the University Health Services.

These preventative screenings are available Mon-Fri between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm during the academic year and 9:00 - 4:00 pm during summer hours at Andrews House, 13 Brown Street. Appointments required. Call x3-3953.

Based on the results of an individuals blood pressure check and/or cholesterol screening, Health Services staff may advise follow up with a health care provider.